                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1
                          Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos.
33-92812, 33-92814, 33-92816, 333-38735, 333-61139, 333-41248) on Forms S-8 of
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., of our report dated March 18, 2003, with respect to
the consolidated balance sheets of Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of February 1, 2003 and December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, shareholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss),
and cash flows for the one-month period ended February 1, 2003 and for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002, which report is
included herein.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Norfolk, Virginia
March 27, 2003



